diff --git a/libs/pbd/wscript b/libs/pbd/wscript
index 4ac2960f11..288595fde5 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/wscript
+++ b/libs/pbd/wscript
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ def build(bld):
     
     if bld.env['build_target'] == 'x86_64':
         obj.defines += [ 'USE_X86_64_ASM' ]
+    if bld.env['build_target'] == 'mingw':
+        obj.linkflags += ['-lole']
 
     if bld.env['BUILD_TESTS'] and bld.is_defined('HAVE_CPPUNIT'):
         # Unit tests